Description

1. Purpose and Scope

1.1 The purpose of this method is todetermine the effect of the combinationof perspiration solution and light exposureon the colorfastness of a colored textilespecimen. Therefore, only perspirationsolutions will be used in thisprocedure.

2. Principle

2.1 A colored test specimen is immersedin a perspiration test solution fora specified period of time and immediatelyexposed to light in a fading apparatusfor a specified period of time.

2.1.1 Fading apparatus will be the xenon-arc lamp test apparatus as describedin AATCC Test Method 16, Colorfastnessto Light.